School in Albania starts on September 6th. This year my boy started 1st grade. I was dreading having him start school. School has been hard on my daughter who started 3d grade this year. She is very smart and creative. She started reading when she was 5 and she is fluent in two languages. When Continue »

Yesterday morning I dropped Rachel off at a new school. Again. I find it ironic that my child with high anxiety, autism, and apraxia—and the host of communication problems that come along with those needs—has switched schools several times in the past few years. Last year she started kindergarten in a public school. Leaving her Continue »

Tracey Eyster, founder and executive director of MomLife Today, shares the story of MomLife Today. We know that your days are very full and our hearts’ desire is for you to fill yourself up with God’s grace so you can spill that grace out all over your family! We hope what you read on MomLife Continue »

As a mom, I often find myself repeating things over and over and over again: “Please don’t whine. Ask politely instead.” “You must pick up your room before you can go and play.” “That was not showing kindness to your sister. Go back and try again.” “Did you brush your teeth?” “We do not scream Continue »

I heard her kids before I even saw them. I was pushing my grocery cart through a busy back section of our grocery store when I heard two kids arguing over who hit whom. I had my own kids with me who weren’t loving the grocery experience so I felt immediate empathy for this mother. Continue »

So the other day I’m dragging my kids through the grocery store purchasing lunch items and for the gazillionth time they asked for those pre-packaged lunch thingies. As a former teacher, I have to admit I thought only lazy parents who didn’t care about the nutritional value of their children’s lunches bought Lunchables. But I Continue »